Cable may refer to:

Mechanical

* Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof * Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a helix **

Arresting cable An arresting gear, or arrestor gear, is a mechanical system used to rapidly acceleration, decelerate an aircraft as it landing, lands. Arresting gear on aircraft carriers is an essential component of naval aviation, and it is most commonly used ...

, part of a system used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands ** Bowden cable, a mechanical cable for transmitting forces * Rope generally, especially a thick, heavy ("cable laid") variety

Transmission

* Electrical cable, an assembly of one or more wires which may be insulated, used for transmission of electrical power or signals **

Coaxial cable Coaxial cable, or coax (pronounced ) is a type of electrical cable consisting of an inner conductor surrounded by a concentric conducting shield, with the two separated by a dielectric ( insulating material); many coaxial cables also have a p ...

, an electrical cable comprising an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, coated or surrounded by a tubular conducting shield ** Power cable, a cable used to transmit electrical power **

Submarine communications cable A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea. The first submarine communications cables laid beginning in the 1850s carried tel ...

, a cable laid on the sea bed to carry telecommunication signals between land-based stations * Fiber-optic cable, a cable containing one or more optical fibers

Communication by cable

* Cable television, a system of providing television programs to consumers via electrical cables *

Cablegram Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas p ...

(also known as a telegram or just a "cable"), a text message transmitted via electrical telegraph ** Diplomatic cable, a confidential text message exchanged between a diplomatic mission and the foreign ministry of its parent country

Places

* Cable Street, London, UK *

Cable, Illinois Cable is an unincorporated community in Richland Grove Township, Mercer County, Illinois, and is located south of Sherrard. Geography Cable is located at (41.28306, −90.50722). Demographics Notable people *Baby Doll Jacobson, MLB outfie ...

, an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois *

Cable, Ohio Cable is an unincorporated community in central Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43009. Cable was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn t ...

, an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Ohio *

Cable, Minnesota Cable is an unincorporated community in Haven Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The community is between Clear Lake and St. Cloud along U.S. Highway 10 U.S. Route 10 or U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is an east–we ...

, an unincorporated community in Sherburne County, Minnesota * Cable, Wisconsin, a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin *

Cable (CDP), Wisconsin Cable is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Cable, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located northeast of the city of Hayward on U.S. Highway 63. Cable has a post office A post o ...

, an unincorporated community within Cable, Wisconsin * Cable Building (New York City)

Music

Cable (British band) Cable were an English indie rock band originally from Derby, who released three studio albums: ''Down-Lift the Up-Trodden'' (1996), ''When Animals Attack'' (1997) and ''Sub-Lingual'' (1999) on Infectious Records. The band split up in 1999, bef ...

, a British alternative rock band * Cable (American band), an American metalcore band * The Cables, a Jamaican rocksteady/reggae group

Other uses

* Cable (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Cable (foreign exchange), the British pound/US dollar currency pair rate * Cable knitting, a style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches * Cable length, a unit of distance related to the nautical mile * Cable (character), a superhero in Marvel Comics * TheCable, a Nigerian online newspaper * ''Cable'' (comic book), several comics series featuring the Marvel character * USS ''Cable'' (ARS-19), a US Navy rescue and salvage ship * USS ''Frank Cable'' (AS-40), a US Navy submarine tender *

Cable knot In the mathematical theory of knots, a satellite knot is a knot that contains an incompressible, non boundary-parallel torus in its complement. Every knot is either hyperbolic, a torus, or a satellite knot. The class of satellite knots include co ...